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Session Outline
- Infrastructure development in Australia
- Environmental catalysts and
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- Issues and Responses
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The Australian Experience Issues and Responses November 2018 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Australian Experience Issues and Responses November 2018 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Australian Experience Issues and Responses November 2018 1 Session Outline - Infrastructure development in Australia - Environmental catalysts and approaches - Issues and Responses 2 Development and Infrastructure in Australia 3
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Development and Infrastructure in Australia
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BEFORE THERE WAS
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- Inhabited by Australian Aboriginals
from 60,000 – 80,000 years
- Hunter-gatherer lifestyle
- Rich and deep cultural history
- Semi-nomadic
- Population ~314,000 people prior to
colonization (1788)
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- Colonized by the British in 1788
- Penal colony
- NSW, Tas/Vic, Qld, NT, WA, SA
- Devastated the local Aboriginals
and their culture (no treaty)
- Disease, alcohol, sicknesses,
unsavoury
- Terra Nullius
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- Federated in 1901
- WW1 and the ANZACs
- The Great Depression
- Economic downturn
- Railroad development
- No Syd-Mel connection until late
60s
- No co-ordination, multiple gauges
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- WW2
- Rapid immigration
- Economic growth
- Manufacturing
- Conservative rule
- 1960s and 1970s rising
progressivism
- Mining boom
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Environmental catalysts and approaches
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80s: The Franklin Dam – Tasmania
- Hydro dam project, never constructed
- Was the start of an environmental
movement at a political level, eventually led to the most significant environmental campaign in Australian history
- High court loss to State of Tas and win to
Federal Government
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90s: The flying fox case – Queensland
- The first Federal biodiversity protection
laws were introduced
- The flying fox case - the first case
- Endemic flying foxes vs mango farmers
- Under the new Act, a farmer was
prosecuted for killing the native wildlife
- Federal law vs State law
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2000s: Japanese whaling – Antarctica
- Japanese whaling in Australia’s EEZ near
Antarctica
- Claimed for scientific research
- Prosecuted Japanese conglomerate, which
has been ignored even until recent times
- Complex interplay between Australian Law
and International Law
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Natural Disasters
- Heat waves and bushfires
- Cyclones and increased storm activity
- Prolonged periods of drought
- Increase in flooding
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Issues and Responses
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- Management and Planning
- Heritage
- Biodiversity and ecology
- Climate change adaptation and resilience
- Resources: Energy, Water and Materials
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- Legislation
- Incentivization
- Standardization and codification
- Certification schemes and frameworks
- Sustainable Development Goals
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Government Industry History Pre/post colonial Slow growth Catalysts for change Natural disasters Government solutions Industry solutions Voluntary/mandatory
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IS – Maturity Model
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Basic Reactive Planned Proactive
Compliance Commitment
Transformative
Sustainability performance
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